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Liam Exelby

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I was born and raised in Cornwall, the beautiful, south-westerly peninsula of the UK in the early nineties. Towering cliffs and crashing waves were my world in those early days (literally or metaphorically? You decide!). Growing up in the embrace of nature is supposed to be good for children, unfortunately I spent most of my time playing video games and painting models, but I must have seen enough from out my window for I would consider myself a visual writer and I love a good scene-setting paragraph.

When I was older, I moved to London to study at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. This was a terrific time in my life. I was surrounded by people from all over Earth, which in itself contrasted with my life in C ...more

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Liam Exelby I got the idea on a busy bus on a Wednesday night in Japan. I was heading home from work, contemplating the futility of searching for purpose and cam…more I got the idea on a busy bus on a Wednesday night in Japan. I was heading home from work, contemplating the futility of searching for purpose and came to the conclusion that even if we transcended our Earthly bonds and could traverse the stars we would still be lost as to why we existed.
The idea of the prophet system came from this theory.
The ships created from the bones of ancient space dragons came as a complimentary side to this surprise intellectual meal. I have no idea why. I blame the waiting staff.(less)
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The Secret of Nectavus VI - Part II

 
Shrieks befouled the dawn as a duo of Drukhari Razorwings cut across the bleeding sky like birds of prey homing in on the kill.
 
 Lieutenant Garrik saw them approaching, black clots on the horizon, and commanded his front line squads of Infiltrators to deploy smoke along the forward trench line. A staccato of clicks across the vox sounded, confirming the order. White smoke rose rapidly from below Read more of this blog post »
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